Mourning in Seattle

And wailing, rending of garments, etc. A lot of loyal Northwesterners were betting this Seahawks thing would go all the way. A 21-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers was not what they had in mind.

Look at it this way: Hardly anyone expected it to go this far. And with the base now set, who’s to say they can’t return to the SB next year? (Well, not Sports Illustrated, to judge by their analysis; but who were they predicting would be in the ring a year ago?)